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3Review of Psychiatry
Praveen Tripathi MBBS, MD Consultant, Psychiatry Kailash Hospital and Research Institute Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India Foreword Kailash Kedia MBBS, MD
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Dedicated to
My Parents6
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is quite different from mainstream medical specialties and poses unique challenges when the novice medical graduate is attempting to understand these concepts. Psychiatry is also a fast evolving science and the recent introduction of DSM-5 has led to several diagnostic revisions. Most of the textbooks on psychiatry are fairly exhaustive and can be difficult to read for students preparing for entrance exams who are hard-pressed for time.
Keeping these aspects in mind Dr Tripathi has made enthusiastic efforts to compile the exhaustive literature on mental health into a simple format that is highly readable and easy to understand. He has also included MCQs from past examinations for practice and to adapt to the exam questions. I recommend this book as a powerful and time efficient tool to prepare for psychiatry section of postgraduate entrance examinations.
I wish all the readers good luck and congratulate Dr Tripathi for his efforts in writing this book.
Kailash Kedia MBBS, MD
Staff Specialist
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Woolloongabba, Queensland-4102
Associate Lecturer
University of Queensland, Australia8
9Preface
Psychiatry is a complex subject and students have minimal exposure to psychiatric disorders during their MBBS training. The terminology used in psychiatry is quite different from other medical specialties and makes the subject tough to understand. Most of the students resort to rote memorization and struggle with the conceptual aspects. In this book, an attempt has been made to explain the concepts in a simple language and without using the psychiatry jargons. A large number of examples have been included in the text to explain the concepts and help in learning.
Another important aspect of this book is that it has been fully updated with DSM-5. In DSM-5, a large number of new diagnoses have been introduced and diagnostic criterions of many existing disorders have been changed. All these changes have been incorporated in the book.
This book has been written keeping in mind the needs of students preparing for various postgraduate entrance examinations and MCI screening test. Nowadays, mastery over short subjects has become a key to get a good rank. In most of the exams (including AIIMS, PGI and NEET), at least 5-6 questions are being asked from psychiatry. If students can spare 5-6 days for psychiatry, they would be easily be able to get those questions correct and that will make a real difference in the final ranks achieved.
Finally, a word of advise for the students. If you can keep yourself motivated for the entire duration of preparation, cracking the entrance becomes a child's play. You should remain in regular touch with your seniors and take both tips and inspiration from them. Appearing regularly for mock tests and discussion with peers is a good way of assessing your strengths and weaknesses, it also motivates you to work harder and get better results next time. Remember you need to win many small battles, before you can win a war.
So buckle up, get ready to bring your best to the table, work so hard that you surprise even yourself and achieve what you rightly deserve.
My best wishes and blessings are always with you.
April, 2016
Praveen Tripathi MBBS, MD
Consultant, Psychiatry
Kailash Hospital and Research Institute
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
11Acknowledgments
Every endeavor, however big or small needs contribution from many. This book is no exception. A large number of people have contributed directly or indirectly in the completion of this book.
At the outset, I would like to thank my parents who have backed all the decisions, I have ever taken in my life and have supported me even when they did not agree with me. I am thankful to my elder brother, Dr. Anurag Tripathi, who gave me a lot of suggestions while I was writing this book and pushed me to put more and better efforts. I want to convey special thanks to my wife, Dr Priyanka Goyal, for bearing with me for the long months during which this book was written and helping me with the content as well as editing of the book. Without her help, this book would not have seen the light of day.
I am extremely thankful to Dr Apurv Mehra, who brought me into the field of teaching and is like a friend and teacher to me. I am also grateful to Dr Pritesh Singh, who taught me the art of writing a book and who has made important contributions in formatting the book.
I would also like to thank Shri Jitendar P Vij (Group Chairman), Mr Ankit Vij (Group President), Ms Chetna Malhotra Vohra (Associate Director—Content Strategy), Ms Payal Bharti (Project Manager), Mr Arun Sharma (Typesetter), Ms Priyanka Shahi, Mr Pankaj K Singh (Proof Readers), and the production team of Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, New Delhi, India.
Finally, I would like to thank my patients and my students. Both of them have taught me a lot and continue to be my favorite teachers.
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